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3 Reasons Singaporeans Quit High Paying Jobs to Do Less Prestigious Work
3 Reasons Singaporeans Quit High Paying Jobs to Do Less Prestigious Work
Every kiasu parent’s dream is that their kids will get a high paying job when they graduate. The day their ...
20 September 2016
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3 Pieces of Advice For Young Singaporeans Embarking on Careers at Raffles Place
If you know where the fat bird at Raffles Place is, know exactly what to do with a tissue packet during ...
19 September 2016
5 Factors That Can Help You Decide Which Singapore Coworking Space is For You
5 Factors That Can Help You Decide Which Singapore Coworking Space is For You
Coworking spaces, which didn’t exist in Singapore a few years ago, are now sprouting up like mushrooms. ...
13 September 2016
3 Big Reasons Singapore Employees Complain About Being Stressed Out
3 Big Reasons Singapore Employees Complain About Being Stressed Out
For as long as I can remember, Singaporeans have always been complaining about being stressed out.
5 September 2016
Singaporeans Looking for Side Income Should Beware of These 3 Types of Jobs
Singaporeans Looking for Side Income Should Beware of These 3 Types of Jobs
You can never have enough money in Singapore, and besides, there’s no telling when you’ll get retrenched ...
31 August 2016
7 Types of Employees You See in the Typical Singapore Office
7 Types of Employees You See in the Typical Singapore Office
The typical Singaporean office looks nothing like what you see on Suits. Actually, being at work can sometimes ...
27 August 2016
6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops
6 Online Businesses Singaporeans Can Start That Aren’t Blogshops
There are two types of online entrepreneur stereotypes in Singapore. The first is the start-up owner who’s ...
17 August 2016
3 Tips for Organising Your Finances, From One Freelancer to Another
3 Tips for Organising Your Finances, From One Freelancer to Another
Even if it does sometimes still feel like all my friends work in banks (especially when I’m at Raffles ...
16 August 2016
4 Little Things You Can Do at Work To Make More Allies at the Office
4 Little Things You Can Do at Work To Make More Allies at the Office
Navigating office politics is like trying to deal with catty secondary school kids, with two exceptions: ...
15 August 2016
3 Tips For Job-Hunting Fresh Grads Who are Desperately Looking for Work in This Lousy Job Market
3 Tips For Job-Hunting Fresh Grads Who are Desperately Looking for Work in This Lousy Job Market
So, academic year 2015-2016 has come to a close. If you’re one of the thousands of fresh grads being poured ...
11 August 2016
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Be Careful if You’re Selling Stuff or Running a Business in Any of These 3 Places in Singapore
Singaporeans have another reason to hate SMRT. They now say you’ll be slapped with a fine for “doing business” ...
8 August 2016
3 Job Search Mistakes Many Singaporeans Make at Each Stage of the Job Hunting Process
3 Job Search Mistakes Many Singaporeans Make at Each Stage of the Job Hunting Process
What happens when you need a new job? For many Singaporeans, the solution is to pick up the phone, call ...
1 August 2016
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Can the WSQ Initiative Actually Help Companies Increase Productivity or Is It a Waste of Time and Taxpayers’ Money?
The government’s most famous failed incentive is the Baby Bonus, which has done nothing to halt the inexorable ...
25 July 2016
4 Things You Can Negotiate Before Taking Up a Job Offer
4 Things You Can Negotiate Before Taking Up a Job Offer
When you were at school, people tended to take everything the teachers and principal said as the gospel ...
20 July 2016
Think Twice Before Including The Following Information on Your Resume, Because Nobody Cares
Think Twice Before Including The Following Information on Your Resume, Because Nobody Cares
Reading people’s resumes is a bit like browsing their Facebook profiles—you see how they want the world ...
18 July 2016
3 Things You Should Do When You Receive Your First Paycheck
3 Things You Should Do When You Receive Your First Paycheck
What are you going to do with your first paycheck? Ask a bunch of millennials that, and they’ll probably ...
11 July 2016
PMETs Starting New Careers Should Turn to These 5 Resources for Help
PMETs Starting New Careers Should Turn to These 5 Resources for Help
When it comes to the job market, there is no mercy. One day you’re coasting on the high of being at a cushy ...
1 July 2016
Here’s How You Should Change Your Financial Management If You Are Going to Become Self-Employed
Here’s How You Should Change Your Financial Management If You Are Going to Become Self-Employed
People always give Singaporeans flak for not being entrepreneurial enough, but that might not be entirely ...
29 June 2016
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Accept That Contract Job
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Accept That Contract Job
It used to be that contract workers were just one rung above pond scum, and two rungs above interns. They ...
28 June 2016
3 Things Young Singaporean PMETs Should Consider Before Starting New Careers
3 Things Young Singaporean PMETs Should Consider Before Starting New Careers
To many old folks in Singapore, the road to a good life used to be to study hard, get a nice, cushy PMET ...
27 June 2016
3 Reasons Becoming an Uber and GrabCar Driver is Great for Tertiary Students Who are Old Enough
3 Reasons Becoming an Uber and GrabCar Driver is Great for Tertiary Students Who are Old Enough
Part-time jobs for Singapore students are quite unromantic, at least for those who are serious about making ...
23 June 2016
3 Things That Make Singapore Hiring Managers Trash Your CV
3 Things That Make Singapore Hiring Managers Trash Your CV
So your resume isn’t actually the best in the world, but neither is everyone else’s, aside from the odd ...
22 June 2016
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How to Make Sure You Don’t Waste Your SkillsFuture Credit on a Crappy Course
Singapore is known for efficiency, not so much for quality. Sounds harsh, but it’s the truth. We can get ...
21 June 2016
3 Reasons Young Singaporeans are Shunning Traditional Jobs for Entrepreneurship
3 Reasons Young Singaporeans are Shunning Traditional Jobs for Entrepreneurship
So everyone is always complaining about how Singaporeans aren’t entrepreneurial enough, that we’re such ...
20 June 2016
4 Things Singaporeans Must Do to Make Sure They Don’t Get Screwed Over by Their Employers
4 Things Singaporeans Must Do to Make Sure They Don’t Get Screwed Over by Their Employers
In Singapore, whoever has the cash holds all the power. It’s embarrassing but true that employers in Singapore ...
14 June 2016